00:00The ones who had been confined to traditional, caste-based, menial jobs were told that this
00:13is the best that they can get from life and this is what God has ordained for them.
00:18And they accepted it.
00:20Otherwise, there would have been a revolution long back.
00:26Women were made to support patriarchy and even the oppressed classes were made to support
00:33caste discrimination.
00:35Now how was that happening?
00:40At gunpoint?
00:42No.
00:43That was happening through the perpetuation of inner ignorance.
00:49Probably the Dalit would be told, you know, there is the Brahmin and if you are respectful
00:55enough and if you call him to conduct your ceremonies and if you do all the nice things
01:06as prescribed in tradition, then some super power would be happy with you and maybe bless
01:19you with a son.
01:25No system can really stand without some kind of support of those it oppresses.
01:41But the first thing is that I will absolutely remember ourPEirim might push off with this—
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